Chief Operating Officer, Canada

Key Responsibilities

Skills You Should HOLD

• Act as the functional COO for Kraken Canada, overseeing day-to-day operations, regulatory audits, client lifecycle management, and market performance.
• Lead product operations for our global consumer trading products and Kraken Canada and our MTL-licensed U.S. states owning business readiness, and operational success.
• Partner with Product to deliver features that meet compliance and operational requirements across jurisdictions.
• Manage readiness and go-to-market of new products with a sharp eye on process scalability and internal controls.
• Drive cross-functional execution on roadmap milestones, compliance deliverables, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Work closely with our compliance teams to ensure audit-readiness and operational risk mitigation.
• Partner with Finance and Data to own forecast inputs, monitor cost-performance metrics, and support P&L clarity across regulated business units.
• Represent the operational side of Canada and U.S. in board, regulatory, and executive discussions.
• Champion a high-leverage operating model: define core metrics, improve systems, and elevate how Kraken builds and scales regulated products.

Nice to haves

• Experience operating under FINCEN, SEC, or CIRO frameworks.
• Former founder, GM, or COO in a fintech or crypto startup.
• Passion for retail investors and crypto adoption.

Qualification & Requirements

• Significant experience in product operations, general management, or go-to-market roles, ideally in fintech, crypto, or regulated financial tech.
• Demonstrated experience launching and scaling products in regulated environments.
• Strong track record of cross-functional execution you’ve shipped with product teams and delivered under pressure.
• Fluency in crypto-native operations, including treasury flows, custody structure, and digital wallet architecture.
• Experience with financial operations: partnering with FP&A, understanding P&Ls, and tracking operational cost drivers.
• Comfortable working with compliance and legal, able to interpret regulation and map it to business processes.
• Able to navigate fast-changing environments while maintaining clarity, speed, and operational control.
• Excellent communicator across technical, executive, and external stakeholder audiences.

Benefits

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